Betula nigra BET - you - lah NY - grah COMMON NAME: River Birch Form: medium sized tree, 50 to 70 feet tall and wide, oval or pyramidal FOLIAGE: lustrous medium or dark green, alternate, simple leaves, doubly serrate margin, diamond shaped leaves Veins: pinnate Leaf: length 3-5”, width 1 ½” – 3”
FLOWERS: flowers are catkins BARK: showy exfoliating bark Use: specimen Zones 4-8
Betula nigra
Diamond-shaped, doubly serrate leaves Betula nigra Diamond-shaped, doubly serrate leaves
Showy, exfoliating bark Betula nigra Showy, exfoliating bark